Liquid-measuring device.



P. H. SMIT/H. LIQUID MBASURING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 16, 1912.

Patented N 0V. 25, 1913.

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PAUL H. SMITH, 0F COLUMBUS, OHIO.

LIQUID-MEASURING DEVICE.

Specification of `Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Application filed May 16, 1912. Serial No. 697,637.

an improved faucet and means whereby if n desired different units of fluid measure can be fed and discharged independently of each other through the faucet and a record made of the number of times each is fed or supplied and discharged.

The invention is embodied in the example herein shown and described and then pointeol out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this disclosure, Figure 1 is mainly a vertical sectional view of the faucet and measuring device, the registering devices being also indicated in full lines. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the faucet to illustrate another view of the passages therein. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the valve or plug member of the faucet removed from its case to show more particularly the port of the supply passage. Fig. 4: is a plan view to show the registering devices. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail 0f the handle of the faucet operating lever. Fig. 6 shows how the faucet can be used as an ordinary faucet.

r1`he plug or valve member 6 of the faucet is shown as a tapering body and it fits in a casing 7 having a similarly tapered interior. The casing has at its upper portion atubular neck 7a that is to be connected with a liquidcontaining tank, keg or barrel or other vessel from which it is desired to draw from time to time a measured quantity of liquid.

The upper portion of the plug or valve `member is provided with a diametrical cross passage 8 that is so located as to have either of its terminals or ports coincide with the port of the tubular neck 7a in the casing when the plug is properly turned in the casing. The said plug or valve also has an axial passage 9 extending downward from At its lower end and below the lateral sage 11.

passage 10 the plug is perforated diametrically to form a cross passage 11, and axially from its lower extremity to form an axial passage 12 connecting with the cross pas- The cross passages 8 and 11 are shown as parallel to eachother and, as well understood from the drawings and what has been stated, to lie in a plane at right angles to the lateral passage 10.

The valve casing has connected with it two being the larger. At and within each of the connections of the vessels 30 and 31 with the valve casing the latter is provided with two ports or passages as shown at 13 and 111 and 15 and 16 respectively, said ports or passages being located to coincide with the lateral passage 10 and cross passage 11 when the plug is properly turned.

17 designates a cap threaded onto the upper end of the valve casing. The shank 6a of the valve or plug extends upthrough a perforation in the cap 17; and encircling the stem and between the said cap and the upper end of the valve is a spring 18 tend- `measuring vessels 30 and 31, the vessel 30 Y ing to hold the valve in its seat in the casing.

Secured to the upper end of the shank 6a is a lever 19 by means of which the plug can be turned.

Connected with the cap 17 is the collar 20 of a circular box-likecase 21, the bottom of which is above the lever 19 and the center of which-coincides with the axis of oscillation of the lever 19. At diamctrically opposite sides on the bottom of said case 21 are secured two ordinary registering devices 22 having shafts 23 with arms 24 projecting downward through a curved slot 25'in the bottom of the case 21. These arms 24 project below the bottom of the case and into the plane of movement of the lever 19 and when said lever is swung sufficiently around to the right or to the left it strikes one of said arms 24 and oscillates the shaft 23 of the registering mechanism 22. The registering mechanisms are of the ordinary kind found on the market and having number i sary to pull the handle outward topermit the lever to be swung beyond said stop.

32 and 33 are air vent tubes for the vessels 30 and 31 respectively. The' upper ends ing the levery 19 ninety degrees outwardthe cross passagelIis-pre'sented to the port 14 and thevessel discharge through that passage andthe passage 12. To lill andempty the vessel 31 the lever 19 is nowturned through about ninety degreesv t'o the right or untilthe'opposite terminals of the cross portis'presentedito the neck 7 whereupon the'liqu'idagain flows through passages 8, 9,"10 andthence through port 15 into the vessel31untilthe'fsame is-filled. Now by again turning thel handle 19' outward thr'ough'ninety degrees until the cross-passage 11 is presente'dto the'port14the contents of the vesselare discharged through that passagey and the passage 12. It will bel noted that? when the passage 10 coincides with either theport 13 or'15to feed one'y of the measuring-vessels the ports 14 and 16 are' closed; It is immateriali' that th'efcro'ss passage-11 coincides with both the port's14: andj16 when'a discharge'from one v esselisl takingplace'. Vhen the-lever 19 i'sfswung tofilla vessel it actuatesthe appropriate register shaft arm 24. The' register canbe of aform tooperatev a number wheel either upon the inward or upon the outward stroke of the lever 19, that'being a mat-ter of choice within the domain of mechanics and not constituting in itself any partf ofthe present invention.

It' will be noted the passages-'of thevalve are' so located jand constructed in connection withthe'passages' of-its casingandthe vesselsthattwo measuring devices'of different capacities* can beL fed andidischarged'independ'ently of eachother usingthe same passages or portions ofV the same passages. This construction is also'l advantageous in thematter of'cost and tightness offit to prevent leakage.

The total of the amounts indicated bythe two 'registers' show fromtime to timehow much liquid has beenremoved: from the primaryI container thus' enablingithe owner ofthecontentslto keep' an account of with'- drawa'ls and detect theftA of such contents:

In Fig. 6 II showk how my'faucet can be used as an ordinary faucet'. Then so used thec'a'se 21 and the' 'registerin'g devicesthereinare; of course, unnecessary: The measuringfvessels-SO and'31 are alsoremoved'and replaced with a discharge nozzle and closing cap all as appearl in said Fig. 6.

I do not limitmyself to the particular an'gularrelation of the passages and ports shown in the example described as these relations can be varied and ther same results obtained.

What I claimis:

1. A iiuid measuring device including, in combination, a valve'flcasing, two measuring vessels, each providedwitli an airvent said valve casing provided with inlets toand outlets fromsaidvessels, av rotary valve' in said casing-providedwith a transverseinlet passage opening at two points on the valve, said valve also provideduvith a longitudinal passage connected with said inletpassage and also provided with an outlety therefrom adapted to be connectedwith'either of'said vessels to feed the same but not with both atthe same time, said valve also provided with a'transverse outlet passage'opening' at' two points on thevalve, saidilast' nalned transverse passage lying in-aplaneat angles to the plane of the iirst named outlet' passage of said valve andfadapted-to be connected with the outlets from said vessels, said Valve also-providedwith anoutlet to the-exterior of the valve said last named outlet being connected with the last' named transverse passage.

2. A fluid measuring'deviceincluding-in combination, a valvecasing, two measuring vessels, eachprovidedwithan air vent said valve casing provided with inlets to. and outletsfrom said vessels, a rotary valve'in said casing'provided with a transverse inlet passage opening/at two point' onthe` valve said valve also provided'with alongitudinal passage connected with said=inlet passage andzalso provided with-an outlet therefrom adapted to be connected with either of said vesselsv to feedthe salne but not with both at* the same time, said valve also providedwith a transverse' outlet passage opening at twopoints-on thel va ve, said last named transverse'passage lyingin a plane at'I angles tothe planeV ofthe outlet' passage of said valve and adapted to'be'conn'ected with the outlets from "said fvessels, said 'valve also `provided with an outletj to'ithe exterior ofthe valve said last named 'outleti being 'con'- necte'dwith the lasty named transverse passage and means forv7 registering the number of times saidvalve has b'een'actuatedto feed each of said measuring vessels.

3. A liuid measuring'device' includingin combination, a valve casing,l anda measuringfvessel having an' air'vent, saidcasing provided with aninlettovand anoutlet from said vessel, a rotaryvalve insaid casing having a'transverse inlet passage and allongitudinal passage 9 connected therewithV entirely within thebody of the valve'for' the passage' of liquid only, said valve also having a lateral outlet passage from said 1ongitudinal passage 9 adapted to register With the inlet passage to the measuring vessel, said valve also having an independent transverse passage formed therein, said last named passage to register with the outlet passage from the measuring Vessel and lying in a plane at an angle t0 the plane of the first named lateral outlet passage, said valve also having an outlet from said transverse pas- 10 sage to the exterior of the valve, and means for registering the number of times said valve has been actuated to feed said Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

